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North Korean leadership didn't show up to a recent planning meeting by Trump administration officials in Singapore, a senior White House official ... or a summit at a later date.” Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) - Singapore’s industrial production in April grew more than expected, buoyed by an upswing in pharmaceuticals output, data showed on Friday, although the sector’s volatility and decline in electronics production growth ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) - Singapore’s factory output grew more than expected in April, accelerating from March, helped by an upswing in pharmaceuticals production, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in April rose 9.1 percent compared with a ... ( read original story ...)

Load Error A fight between Singapore Exchange Ltd. and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. over derivatives contracts is threatening to end a popular way of hedging Indian shares. The battle, which went to court in Mumbai this week, has left traders ... ( read original story ...)

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, he announced in a letter to Kim released by the White House Thursday morning, scrapping plans for what would have been a historic diplomatic summit. "I was ... ( read original story ...)

"This missed opportunity is truly a sad moment in history," the letter ended. The news comes after North Korea allegedly demolished its nuclear test site and canceled its upcoming meeting with South Korea. At the time, it threatened to ax its historic ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore warned eight cryptocurrency exchanges about their activities in the city-state as regulators around the world step up scrutiny of digital-asset trading. The platforms, which weren’t named, shouldn’t facilitate trading in tokens that are ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The chief executive officer of MSCI Inc., one of the world’s biggest index compilers, said his firm is “concerned, quite a lot” about the dispute between exchanges in India and Singapore that threatens a popular offshore futures contract. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s economy remained on solid footing in the first quarter, with the government expressing more certainty of a steady pace in 2018 as global trade risks and tightening financial conditions allow for a patient monetary policy. Key Highlights Gross ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s economy grew at a faster pace in the first quarter than initially estimated, supported by a healthy manufacturing sector. Key Highlights Gross domestic product rose at a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 1.7 percent from the prior three ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek said on Thursday it will enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines within the next few months and invest $500 million in its international expansion strategy. The move into the four ... ( read original story ...)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A United Nations Security Council committee on Wednesday approved the travel of North Korean officials to Singapore for a June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and planning ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore passport is no longer the most powerful in the world, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. Japan now occupies the top spot and its passport can be used to travel visa-free to a record 189 destinations. Singapore is tied with Germany ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s industrial production likely expanded at a faster pace in April compared with the year earlier, buoyed by an upward swing in pharmaceuticals output, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll of 10 analysts ... ( read original story ...)

a Singapore-based credit analyst at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. “We expect such investors to take a hit as their securities are subordinated.” Bloomberg News earlier reported that the group was planning to seek court protection to fend off creditors. ( read original story ...)

Both Amir and the luggage are now awaiting the “next available flight back to Singapore”. “That is the biggest issue now as now the boys do not have anything with them,” said Azean in the post, adding that it was “so traumatising for Amir to be ... ( read original story ...)